Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2361)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
481800001569	1991	Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E 21st St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-0429	870	60	14.5	81.1%	93 (10.7%)	44 (5.1%)	718 (82.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.0%)	$13,173			$1,716			$11,458	21.3	17.9	2044	53
482685003033	1992	Lasara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	607 E Sixth St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	255	19	13.1	89.8%	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,486			$3,073			$11,414	21.3	28.2	1766	226
480002214243	1993	North East Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	10918 Bentley	Houston	77093	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	114	6	19	92.1%	2 (1.8%)	12 (10.5%)	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								21.2	24.4	1854	139
483921004471	1994	Santa Anna Secondary	Public	7-12	701 Bowie St	Santa Anna	76878	Coleman County	Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 348-3137	107	13	8	100.0%	68 (63.6%)	6 (5.6%)	26 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	$13,513			$1,092			$12,422	21.2	63.8	684	1310
482364002509	1995	Key Middle	Public	6-8	4000 Kelley St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6000	554	51	10.8	98.7%	10 (1.8%)	290 (52.3%)	248 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,726			$1,006			$9,720	21.2	14.4	2122	127
484065014034	1996	Snyder J H	Public	6-8	2901 37th St	Snyder	79549	Scurry County	Snyder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 574-8900	560	35	16	71.8%	144 (25.7%)	11 (2.0%)	392 (70.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$15,139			$2,141			$12,997	21.2	21.2	1947	49
484595008070	1997	Wills Point J H	Public	7-8	200 Tiger Dr	Wills Point	75169	Van Zandt County	Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 873-4924	397	24	16.3	71.3%	206 (51.9%)	15 (3.8%)	153 (38.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$8,969			$812			$8,157	21.1	35.2	1561	436
482442002719	1998	Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	2431 Hancock St	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-4700	835	54	15.5	82.5%	60 (7.2%)	54 (6.5%)	688 (82.4%)	11 (1.3%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$10,449			$1,672			$8,777	21.1	17.3	2057	59
480145714173	1999	Compass Rose Destiny	Public, Charter	K-8	14031 Fm 973 N	Manor	78653	Travis County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	655	40	16.5	46.7%	101 (15.4%)	124 (18.9%)	390 (59.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)								21.1	23.2	1882	117
483447003869	2000	Pearsall J H	Public	6-8	607 E Alabama St	Pearsall	78061	Frio County	Pearsall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 334-8021	444	35	12.7	82.4%	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	420 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,949			$2,723			$8,225	21.1	15.4	2105	105

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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